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4 unusual facts about San Maurizio Canavese

Since 3 June 2000, a street holds the name of Carlo Angela in San Maurizio Canavese and a plaque was put up over entrance of the Town Hall.

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The government's reaction to this article was to set the newspaper's office on fire and Angela fled to San Maurizio Canavese.

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During the Liberation, Carlo Angela was appointed mayor of San Maurizio Canavese.

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Based on the evidence and the testimonies collected and presented to it, on 29 August 2001 an Israeli committee awarded Professor Angela the Medal as a Righteous among the Nations and inserted his name into the Garden of the Righteous at the Yad Vashem museum in Jerusalem: the awarding ceremony took place in San Maurizio Canavese on 25 April 2002.